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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.